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Granite Creek at Prescott

Highest listed crest 11.86 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft10 crests since 2010

The Granite Creek at Prescott crested above flood stage 4 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2023. The highest, 11.86 ft on January 21, 2010, was minor flooding, 0.86 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Granite Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.86 ft
January 21, 2010; 5,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 22, 2023
11.03 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yavapai County
Near Prescott (2.9 mi), Prescott Valley (8.8 mi), Chino Valley (13.4 mi)
Identifiers
NWS GCRA3
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Granite Creek at Prescott
Action stage9.06Mar 16, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.04Mar 22, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2010 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Granite Creek at Prescott, 2010 to 2023 1010.51111.512ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Jan 21, 2010: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2013: 10.40 ft, action stage; 1,610 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2014: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2015: 10.36 ft, action stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 2016: 10.53 ft, action stage; 1,820 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2017: 10.95 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2018: 10.97 ft, action stage; 1,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2019: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2023: 10.63 ft, action stage; 696 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2023: 11.03 ft, minor flooding; 1,009 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.86 ft, Jan 21, 2010 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Granite Creek at Prescott 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Granite Creek at Prescott
1Jan 21, 201011.86+0.86Minor5,900
2Sep 27, 201411.46+0.46Minor3,270
3Feb 14, 201911.09+0.09Minor1,750
4Mar 22, 202311.03+0.03Minor1,009
5Aug 18, 201810.97−0.03Action1,450
6Jul 28, 201710.95−0.05Action2,610
7Mar 16, 202310.63−0.37Action696
8Aug 11, 201610.53−0.47Action1,820
9Aug 26, 201310.40−0.60Action1,610
10Mar 2, 201510.36−0.64Action1,550

The worst floods along the Granite Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Granite Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

January 21, 2010: 11.86 ft here, minor flooding

  • PrescottAZ · Jan 21, 2010 · 13.02 ft · Moderate · its highest

Gauges on the Granite Creek

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Granite Creek
Prescott this gaugeAZ11.011.86 ft, Jan 21, 20100
PrescottAZ11.013.02 ft, Jan 21, 20100

Other gauges in Yavapai County

Flood gauges in Yavapai County
Rock Springs16.028.05 ft, Jan 21, 20105
Rimrock12.014.35 ft, Sep 5, 19700
Prescott11.013.02 ft, Jan 21, 20100
Page Springs near Cornville8.019.15 ft, Feb 20, 19931
Clarkdale12.026.39 ft, Feb 20, 19931
Paulden13.014.25 ft, Feb 20, 19930
Camp Verde17.019.67 ft, Mar 22, 20230
Rimrock9.517.21 ft, Jan 8, 19938

Yavapai County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Arizona

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GCRA3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.